‘Uber Experiencing Faster Growth In Africa Than America’

Global transportation technology company, Uber, says the company is experiencing faster growth in Africa than in America.

Justin Spratt, Uber’s head of business development, told Reuters on Tuesday that the California based company is moving to more markets despite hostility it is facing in some parts of the world.

Launched in sub-Saharan Africa in 2013, Uber operates in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda and South Africa.

“We are bullish on Africa. The growth here is still substantial and we think that given the right regulatory environment, the growth could be even better,” Spratt said.

“Africa’s growth thus far has been faster than America and a large part of that is because there is such deficiency in public transport … that talks to the latent need, the pent-up demand for citizens to travel more within cities.”

He said the company is in talks with regulatory authorities in some African nations to address issues that led to the attack of some of its drivers in South Africa and Kenya.

“We realise that we need to work with cities and the regulatory framework to help build out ride-sharing regulation,” he said.